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FILE - Pirates Phil Garner dives for ball hit by Al Bumbry of Baltimore Orioles in fifth inning of third game of World Series, Oct. 12, 1979 in Pittsburgh.

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Former major league infielder Phil Garner, who managed Astros' first World Series team, dies at 76

Former major league infielder Phil Garner, who managed Astros' first World Series team, dies at 76

Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76. Garner’s family issued a statement Sunday saying Garner died Saturday after a two-plus-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Nicknamed “Scrap Iron” for his blue-collar approach to the game, Garner had a 16-year playing career with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. He made All-Star teams with Oakland in 1976 and with Pittsburgh in 1980 and 1981.